WITH YOUR WINE

Couscous jambalaya

Serves 4-6, takes 30 minutes

3 Tbsp olive oil

3 c couscous

4 1/2 c chicken or vegetable stock

3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1/2 bell pepper chopped

1 stalk celery, chopped salt and pepper to taste

4-6 cups cooked chicken, shrimp, sausage, or beef

1.Place the olive oil in a large saucepan and warm over medium heat. When it’s hot, add the onion, bell pepper and celery, and sauté until the onions are soft, 5 or 6 minutes. Add the garlic and couscous and mix well, coating the couscous with the oil.

2. Add the chicken or other meat and stir. Add the stock and salt and pepper and mix well.

3. Bring to a boil. When it’s boiling, cover, turn the heat to low, and let the couscous steam for 7 to 10 minutes. It should be moist but not soupy.

D I N I N G Spotlight

MEXICAN SEAFOOD

La Calle Doce

Enjoy our Weekend Brunch Menu Sats. & Suns. 11am - 3pm. Try our menu specialities like Tortillas and Lox. Also, $2 Bloody Marys, Mimosas and Vampiros. Serving the Dallas Area since 1981.

ITALIAN

Penne Pomodoro

Mon: Create your pasta $8.00

Tues: Half-off Wine Bottles

Wed: Kids Eat Free - kids menu

Thurs: Pork Ossobuco-$17.95

Fri: Lobster Dinner-$21.95

Sat: $1 Brunch Mimosas-Bellinis, Lobster Dinner-$21.95

Sun: $1 Brunch Mimosas-Bellinis

$10 Pizzas & Beer 4pm-9pm

1925 Skillman Ave. 214.824.9900 lacalledoce-dallas.com

CHINESE & MANDARIN CUISINE

Szechwan Pavilion

Since 1980, we have offered the finest Chinese food in Dallas. Choose from our gourmet menu or convenient buffet.

Senior (60+) Discount: Tuesday 4:30 - 9:00 pm

Celebrating 20 Years in Lakewood! Full Bar and New Menu Items. Visit Our New Indoor Patio!

1152 Buckner Blvd.

214.321.7599 szechwanpavilion.com

NEIGHBORHOOD CAFÉ

The Corner Market

The Corner Market M-Streets

3426 Greenville Ave. (@ McCommas)

214.826.8282

TheCornerMarketFlowers.com

Try The Corner Market’s awarding-winning sandwiches and salads, made fresh with all natural, filler-free deli meats, artisan breads, organic herbs and chefprepared dressings. Sample a coffee drink from the full esspresso bar using locally roasted coffees or a hand-crafted chocolate. Also breakfast available every day of the week.

Hacienda On Henderson

Wanna do the Happy Dance? Come by Mondays for Half-Price Food from 5pm-10pm. Dine In Only. Open Daily 11am-2am. Late Night Menu. Catering Available. Lunch Menu 11am-3pm.

RestauRant & food talk

restaurants in Dallas proper. Pho is for Lovers is cute. The decor is clean and modern, and the people who work there are good-looking and friendly. It’s a fast-food style restaurant with a small menu. I ordered the beef pho, which comes with medium rare beef filet, beef brisket and meatballs. If you order this, do not then go outside and dig around in your purse for five minutes looking for change for the newspaper box, as I did (the box stole my money, by the way). The food comes out super fast, so if you waste time, the hot soup will cook your mediumrare filet by the time you come back inside. That’s what happened to mine.

RestAURANt tALk: PHo is foR LoveRs

This hip Vietnamese restaurant opened a couple of months ago on Greenville just north of Lovers Lane, in the same strip as Jersey Mike’s. It was happy news as there are a surprisingly small number of Vietnamese

It was nice to quickly fulfill my pho hankering for once, but it was not the best pho I’ve ever had. I would say it’s just OK. It’s not that flavorful, although I would consider trying the chicken pho just to see if it’s better. Next time, I will try the bahn mi, a Vietnamese sandwich with either Korean barbecue, chicken, pork, or ham and pork.

—Rachel STone

TASTE OF GREENVILLE AVENUE MOVES TO UNIVERSITY BLVD.

The Greenville Avenue Restaurant Association’s third Taste of Greenville Avenue is Oct. 29, and it’s moving out of Lower Greenville for the first time. The festival is moving to a larger space at Greenville and University at Energy Square. The event features booths from neighborhood restaurants, which offer small plates for $3-$6. In past years, it has taken place outside the Granada Theater, but organizers say the event has outgrown that space.

—RACHEL STONE

Have A Picnic Atthe Arboretum

The Dallas Arboretum offers several al fresco options this time of year. Wendy Krispin To-Go at Restaurant DeGoyler and Highland Park Cafeteria offer convenient pick-up dinners at the Arboretum on concert nights. A schedule of concerts is available at dallasarboretum.org/ concerts. Each restaurant serves up fresh salads, wraps, sandwiches, burgers and desserts. For reservations at the restaurant or to order a to-go picnic by Krispin, call Restaurant DeGolyer at 214.515.6610. Concertgoers receive a 10 percent discount off their order on concert nights if they mention the Restaurant DeGolyer Facebook page. Order from Highland Park Cafeteria by calling 214.324.5000, or at the HP Cafeteria tent on concert nights.

The Arboretum staff also reminds us that you can enjoy fine dining whenever you visit the Arboretum at the Lula Mae Slaughter Dining Terrace. “Showcasing a menu of seasonal soup offerings and hot and cold sandwiches as well as delicious fresh salads, this service is open daily from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. on festival days.” Dallas Arboretum is located on the Southeastern shore of White Rock at 8525 Garland.For more information including ticket prices, admission and upcoming events, call 214. 515.6500 or visit dallasarboretum.org.

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